Peter's Travel Blog

Today, we visited Horta, the penultimate stop on our 6-week cruising marathon. Horta is a pretty little place, on the island of Faial, the smallest on the Azores Archipelago. We were berthed right at the end of the quayside, making a walk into town about 20-25 minutes. The weather was overcast and extremely windy, though, so most people made use...

Yesterday, I saw a whale. Well…. I say saw a whale – what I actually saw was the spout from a whale…. three times, no less. It’s not as good as someone the day before seeing a tail, but hey… I’ll take the spout over nothing….   Apparently the area around the Azores is a good place to see whales....

We’re at sea, heading towards The Azores. It’s a five-day crossing from Barbados, which should be packed full of watercolour workshops, but isn’t.   On the plus side, it’s given me lots of time to concentrate on other outstanding jobs, but that doesn’t stop the frustration of not being able to run the painting sessions.   The sea has been...

It’s been a week since my last post. Hard to believe, but true; and where has it gone?…   Well, after Iles Du Salut, we had one day at sea, and then we were in St. Georges, Grenada, on the 1st of February; the first of four Caribbean ports.   We did what everyone should do when in the Caribbean;...

Today, we arrived in Iles Du Salut. Having watched the film ‘Papillon’ in the Marco Polo Lounge again the previous night, we were looking forward to what has been a highlight of the trip in the last two years. Iles du Salut actually consists of 3 islands; St Joseph, Ile du Royale and Ile du Diablo (Devil’s Island). Getting to...